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LEGENDARY AUSTRALIAN SPINNER SHANE WARNE PASSES AWAY AT 52

Legendary Australian spinner Shane Warne died on Friday. He was 52. Warne died of a suspected heart attack in Thailand, reported Fox Cricket. “Shane was found unresponsive in his villa and despite the best efforts of medical staff, he could not be revived,” a statement on the Fox website said. “The family requests privacy at […]

Legendary Australian spinner Shane Warne died on Friday. He was 52.

Warne died of a suspected heart attack in Thailand, reported Fox Cricket. “Shane was found unresponsive in his villa and despite the best efforts of medical staff, he could not be revived,” a statement on the Fox website said.

“The family requests privacy at this time and will provide further details in due course,” it added.

Mourning his death, former Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar tweeted, “Shocked, stunned & miserable… Will miss you Warnie. There was never a dull moment with you around, on or off the field. Will always treasure our on field duels & off-field banter. You always had a special place for India & Indians had a special place for you. Gone too young!”

Indian batters Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma condoled the demise of Warne. “Life is so fickle and unpredictable. I cannot process the passing of this great of our sport and also a person I got to know off the field. RIP #goat (Greatest of All Time). Greatest to turn the cricket ball,” Virat Kohli tweeted.

“I’m truly lost for words here, this is extremely sad. An absolute legend and champion of our game has left us. RIP Shane Warne….still can’t believe it,” India men’s captain Rohit Sharma wrote.

The cricketing world is in complete shock after hearing the news of Shane Warne’s death.

“Cannot believe it. One of the greatest spinners, the man who made spin cool, superstar Shane Warne is no more. Life is very fragile, but this is very difficult to fathom. My heartfelt condolences to his family, friends and fans all around the world,” tweeted former India cricketer Virender Sehwag.

The former England all-rounder Kevin Pietersen, who was a close friend of Warne’s, tweeted “F***” when the news broke, followed by a string of crying emojis, and the hashtag “#RIPKing”.

“Just heard the devastating news about legendary Shane Warne passing away. No words to describe how shocked & sad i am. What a legend. What a man. What a cricketer,” former Pakistan bowler Shoaib Akhtar tweeted.

The current England all-rounder Ben Stokes posted: “Australian Legend. @rajasthanroyals Legend. Was an honour to know you and work with you. This man is a LEGEND. #theking”

Ex-England batsman Ian Bell wrote: “Surely not??? Utterly heartbreaking.”

Shane Warne was one of the best leg-spinners to have embraced the game and was known as “King of Spin”. Warne scalped 708 wickets in his illustrious career which spanned for 145 Test matches.

Warne played 194 One Day Internationals for Australia in which he scalped 293 wickets. The right-hander was also handy with the bat as he scored 3,154 runs in his Test career. He amassed 1,018 runs in the 50-overs format. The leg-spinner was known for his guile bowling and took a total of 1001 wickets. He became the first-ever bowler to scale the peak of 1,000 international wickets.

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